SoD devs addressed weapon skill given to non-orcs/non-humans in a couple Q&A’s:
at 1:01:00
“We aim to assist with where people have access to (weapon skill stats) through rewards in our level up raids and discoveries that people find while leveling so people don’t feel forced to get the edgemaster’s handguards in order to be viable if you chose the race that you wanted to play.”
And from gamerant:
Q: Regarding weapons skill changes so that you’re not tied to a specific race. Any notes on what this would entail, or timing or anything like that?
Josh: I think it’s safe to say that long term, you should feel good about playing any race that your class can. Like I wouldn’t make a choice because of weapon skill racials. We have a lot of tools and a lot of opportunities in the season to allow you to be able to branch out either through items or through runes, or through other different cool things that can convey some of those bonuses.
I excitedly rolled Dwarf for SoD when I read that the devs were actively adding weapon skill for other races so that it wasn’t a mistake to not be an orc or human. Any updates?